<p>Astrophysics research requires equipment much more sophisticated than a “beaker.” He would have been trained for weeks if not months to use such equipment. On top of that, if he really mastered all that math and physics (that too in six months while most undergrads take 3 years) then he would get accepted in any university in the world (and anyway, he wouldn’t have to go to university if he has knowledge of a physics BS curriculum already). </p>